Shaena and Jeff Foot from Maryland

 SERVICE TEAM PLANNING:

There is something incredibly powerful in meeting your sponsored child, seeing the AOET schools and hearing, smelling & experiencing life in Uganda!  AOET~Uganda has a guesthouse that can accommodate teams of 25 and AOET~USA leads multiple trips open to anyone interested in joining. Following is information on some of the most frequently asked questions, as well as information about how to get signed up.

UPCOMING TRIPS:
Teams: Teams have been booking their trips for 2012.  If your team is interested, tell us a bit about yourself at our  Service Team Application or contact ginger <@> aoetusa.com asap to reserve remaining available dates.

Open Trips: AOET~USA is planning two trips to Uganda in 2012 open to anyone interested in joining. The tentative dates for these trips are:

July 13th - 26th

August 11th - 23rd

To join a Team, start with our Volunteer Application.

*Note dates are a general timeframe, specifics will be confirmed once teams are formed.

THE BASICS:

Travel to Uganda: All visitors are responible for their own travel to Entebbe Airport outside Kampala.  Just email us at tina <@> aoetusa.com and let us know what you need.  In general ticket prices have been around averaging $2000 but prices can vary dramatically.  We will arrange for airport pick up at Entebbe and everything from that point forward.

Guesthouse living quartersAccommodations: The AOET Guesthouse is located in Bugembe in the heart of the main community we serve.  It is walking distance to both the medical clinic and the Primary School and offers cozy shared rooms with bunk beds, showers and electricity.

Meals: The AOET Guesthouse staff provide a delicious breakfast and dinner at the Guesthouse.  (Trust us, Jaja is a great cook. You will not lose weight in Uganda!)  Lunches will be with the staff or you will have access to food to pack a small lunch.

Costs: Room & board costs $20 a day.  This includes the costs of one airport pick-up & drop-off per team, rooms and meals at the guesthouse per the above and basic transportation. Additonally, all volunteers will pay an additional one-time $200 administrative fee on top of per day costs.

Optional Outings:  Arrangements can be made for additional adventures like safaris, game parks or touring local attractions.  This can be discussed with team leaders and the additionall costs can be estimated.